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DTSTAMP:20161220T090932Z
DTSTART:20170118T140000Z
DTEND:20170118T150000Z
SUMMARY:Watching self-assembly dynamics at the nanoscale using liquid pha
 se TEM
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DESCRIPTION:Self-assembly of nanoscale building blocks is an efficient st
 rategy to construct complexity in biology and engineering\, which produc
 es extremely rich phases\, reconfigurability and associated functions. \
 nYet the quantitative prediction of their ensemble architectures and for
 mation kinetics remains a challenge due to technical impediments.\nHere 
 we use a new nanoscopic imaging technique\, liquid phase transmission el
 ectron microscopy\, to directly image the self-assembly of colloidal nan
 oparticles in solution\, one-by-one in real-time. \nDepending on solvent
  conditions\, a single type of anisotropic nanoparticles can lead to a w
 ide variety of final structures not previously predicted: linear and cyc
 lic “polymeric” chains\, hierarchical \nplastic crystals\, and highly or
 dered solids.\n\nIn-situ monitoring of the dynamic pathways together wit
 h computation reveals interesting and novel phenomena in these systems d
 ue to inherent many-body coupling and discreteness at the nanoscale. \nW
 e expect our study to open new opportunities in understanding the confor
 mation\, phase behaviors and collective dynamics on the nanometer length
  scale that is not accessible using other means.\n\nTo find out more inf
 ormation about the seminar and to register click on Eventbrite Link 
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TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:C21\, Pariser Building\, Manchester
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